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Meet the candidates in the Kenora-Rainy River riding

CBC News | Posted: May 29, 2022 12:00 PM | Last Updated: May 29, 2022

Image | Kenora-Rainy River

Caption: From left, NDP candidate JoAnne Formanek Gustafson, Green candidate Catherine Kiewning, Liberal candidate Anthony Leek, and Progressive Conservative candidate Greg Rickford are running in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in the 2022 Ontario election. (CBC News)

The Progressive Conservatives will look to hold onto their one blue northwestern Ontario riding in the 2022 provincial election.
The PCs took Kenora-Rainy River in 2018, with former federal MP Greg Rickford winning a provincial seat and ending the NDP's grip on the riding since it was first established prior to the 1999 election.
The riding includes the municipalities of Kenora, Dryden, Fort Frances, Rainy River and Ignace.
Several First Nations are located within the riding boundaries, including Couchiching, Rainy River First Nation, Naotkamegwanning, and Shoal Lake 40.
Kenora-Rainy River covers an area of about 45,000 square kilometres, and as of the 2016 Census, had a population of just over 53,000.
During interviews with the CBC's Superior Morning, the candidates were asked to start by introducing themselves and explain why they're running.

JoAnne Formanek Gustafson, NDP

Image | JoAnne Formanek Gustafson

Caption: JoAnne Formanek Gustafson is the NDP candidate in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in the 2022 Ontario election. (Ontario NDP)

JoAnne Formanek Gustafson is an educator and anti-racism advocate from Couchiching First Nation, who lives in Fort Frances.

Catherine Kiewning, Green

Image | Catherine Kiewning

Caption: Catherine Kiewning is the Green Party candidate in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in the 2022 Ontario election campaign. (Green Party of Ontario)

Catherine Kiewning was born in Red Lake, and currently works in public health in Dryden.
She previously ran municipally for a Dryden city council position in 2018.

Anthony Leek, Liberal

Image | Anthony Leek

Caption: Anthony Leek is the Liberal candidate in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in the 2022 Ontario election campaign. (Submitted by Anthony Leek)

Anthony Leek is an educator who was previously a municipal councillor in Emo.
Leek ran for the Liberals in Kenora-Rainy River in 2014.

Greg Rickford, Progressive Conservatives

Image | Greg Rickford

Caption: Greg Rickford is the Progressive Conservative candidate in the Kenora-Rainy River riding in the 2022 Ontario election campaign. (Greg Rickford/Facebook)

Greg Rickford served as the federal MP for the Kenora riding from 2008 to 2015. Within the PC provincial government, Rickford held a number of cabinet responsibilities, including northern development, mines, natural resources and forestry, Indigenous affairs, and energy.
CBC Thunder Bay requested interviews with candidates representing the four major parties in the northwestern Ontario ridings. The Progressive Conservatives declined to participate.
Other candidates on the ballot include:
  • Kelvin Boucher-Chicago, New Blue
  • Larry Breiland, Ontario Party
  • Richard A. Jonasson, Consensus
  • Mi'Azhikwan, Independent

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